Actually the program where I went tried to do the Java thing and switched back to C++ because the word from the field was that Java wasn't being accepted by the business community as well as C++ was.
Hatton Cantrell, Adam wrote: >Also remember that almost every CS program in the country has standardized >on using Java as the learning language. Not sure if you've met any recent CS >grads, but MAN do they have a big fat hammer that they're not about to drop. >What happened to schools pushing out well-rounded, open-minded, >individual-thinkers who just have a good understanding of fundamentals? I >guess it's all about job-skills and whatever will make you $60k when you >graduate now. > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:21 AM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: RE: Hmmm. Interesting. >> >> >>Java isn't going anywhere any more than Cobol. >> >>I think there will most likely be 2 big groups of developers >>in the future, M$ and Java. There will of course be all >>those people out there that do multiple languages, or use >>some of the more obscure languages, but I think that the .Net >>and various Java based initiatives will both have room in the >>economy to thrive. >> >>Tim >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:19 AM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: Hmmm. Interesting. >> >> >>Just clarifying i doubt java will die any time soon but when it does >>i will relish it :) I find C# much sexier >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:15 AM >>Subject: Re: Hmmm. Interesting. >> >> >> >> >>>Hrm this goes back to the sun is a bunch of whiney babies threads. >>>lol they sense they MS is gonna make a run to put them >>> >>> >>outta business they >> >> >>>are scared and they >>>will do anything to kill the .NET theory. I personally >>> >>> >>think .Net will be >>a >> >> >>>great success though i dont know >>>about paying subscription fees for everything but thats >>> >>> >>another story. >> >> >>>Once java dies and C# reigns supreme i'll be trully happy. >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:11 AM >>>Subject: Hmmm. Interesting. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>http://wwws.sun.com/software/dotnet_statement.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5